Medical Laboratory Scientist- Hamilton Blood Bank

4 months ago


New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Permanent Full time
- Hamilton

Do you have experience in transfusion science or a related discipline?
Are you ready for a change?
Do you want to use your skills in a new place and make a difference?
Have you ever wanted a job where you can make a difference not only for the people you work with, but also for the wider New Zealand community?
About New Zealand Blood and Organ Service
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) is dedicated to saving lives. Every year, tens of thousands of generous people donate their time, blood and plasma to us for free. In addition to our vein to vein service in transfusion we also provide national services in organ transplantation, cellular therapies and tissue banking. We exist to ensure the efficient delivery of safe blood and tissue products on a time critical basis throughout New Zealand and through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives.
Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. These values inspire, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
Watch this video to see what our people say about the NZBS values they admire the most.
About the role
Medical Laboratory Scientists within the Blood Bank are responsible for performing a range of duties related to pre transfusion, antenatal and diagnostic testing and the issue of blood and blood products for clinical purposes.
Waikato Blood bank additionally performs some dispensing of products to outpatients and some tissue banking processes.
This role is a full time position with 80 hours per fortnight.
About you
To be successful in this role you must be registered as a Medical Laboratory Scientist with the Medical Sciences Council of NZ, or you will be seeking to complete your intern requirements before registration with NZMLSB. You will have a positive attitude, and the flexibility to fully participate in our 24-hour, 7-day roster.

**We are looking for someone with**:

- Experience in transfusion science or a related discipline
- Experience working in a Blood Bank would be preferred, but not essential
- Flexibility to fully participate in our 24-hour, 7-day roster
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Positive attitude
- Self-motivated
- Willing to take responsibility



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